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The Eric Carle Museum
of Picture Book Art
  • 125 West Bay Road
  • Amherst, MA 01002

Hours

  • Thursday, Friday10 am-3 pm
  • Saturday 10am – 4 pm
  • Sunday 12 pm - 4 pm

Closed Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday

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  • Watch a recording of The Very Virtual Benefit & Auction More
  • Enjoy our online resources More
  • Museum Reopening Information and Guidelines More
  • Come see Eric Carle: Just for Laughs More

News

  • Online Exhibition | Now & Then: Contemporary Illustrators and Their Childhood Art Expand
    Online Exhibition | Now & Then: Contemporary Illustrators and Their Childhood Art
  • Online Exhibition | Art in Place: Social Distancing in the Studio Expand
    Online Exhibition | Art in Place: Social Distancing in the Studio
  • On view now until February 28 | Eric Carle: Just for Laughs Eric Carle, Illustration for <i>Today is Monday</i>. Collection of The Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation. © 1977, 1993 Penguin Random House LLC. Expand
    On view now until February 28 | Eric Carle: Just for Laughs
  • On view now until January 24 | Let&#039;s Talk! Animals from the Collection Astrid Sheckels, Illustration for <i>Hector Fox and the Giant Quest</i>. Gift of the artist. © 2014 Astrid Sheckels. Expand
    On view now until January 24 | Let's Talk! Animals from the Collection
  • On view now until November 29 | Eric Carle&#039;s Angels: An Homage to Paul Klee Eric Carle, <i>Homages to Paul Klee's Angels</i>, 2016-2018. Collection of The Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation. © Penguin Random House LLC. Expand
    On view now until November 29 | Eric Carle's Angels: An Homage to Paul Klee
  • Opening December 12 | Inside-Outside Dinosaurs: Creating a Book with Roxie Munro Roxie Munro, "Tyrannosaurus Rex," illustration for <i>Inside-Outside Dinosaurs</i>. Gift of the artist. © 2009 Roxie Munro. Expand
    Opening December 12 | Inside-Outside Dinosaurs: Creating a Book with Roxie Munro
  • Opening February 7, 2021 | Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement in Children&#039;s Books Jerry Pinkney, Illustration for <i>A Place to Land</i> by Barry Wittenstein. Collection of the artist. © 2019 Jerry Pinkney. Expand
    Opening February 7, 2021 | Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement in Children's Books

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Eric Carle, Illustration for Animals Animals compiled by Laura Whipple. Collection of The Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation. © 1989 Penguin Random House LLC. Shop

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November 27
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Eric Carle, Illustration for Mr. Seahorse. Collection of Eric and Barbara Carle. © 2004 Eric Carle.
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